Calibration and adjustment arrangement for deceleration switch

Details Calibration and adjustment arrangement for deceleration switch Calibration and adjustment arrangement for deceleration switch

1975-05-08

1976-05-11

Gill, James J.

Measuring and testing

Instrument proving or calibrating

Volume of flow, speed of flow, volume rate of flow, or mass...

73516LM, 200 6147, G01P 2100, H01H 3514

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ABSTRACT:
A decelerometer of the type comprising a tiltable mercury tube deceleration switch carried on a first plate that is pivotally mounted on a second plate which may be secured to a moving object, such as a railway vehicle. A screw mechanism intermediate the first and second plates is arranged to effect adjustment of the degree of tilt of the first plate relative to the second plate in order to accommodate factory calibration of the degree of deceleration which the deceleration switch is intended to sense. The screw mechanism is further arranged to provide upper and lower mechanical stops to limit the range of deceleration adjustment and thereby prevent unauthorized field adjustment of the deceleration sensitivity beyond a safe level, when subsequently installed on a railway vehicle. A reference marking placed on the mercury tube in alignment with the level of mercury therein, when the deceleration switch is factory calibrated at the desired deceleration level serves as a means of properly positioning the decelerometer when installed on the railway vehicle so as to accurately retain the factory calibrated deceleration setting, since the lower limit of the deceleration adjustment locks out the mercury/contact closure of the deceleration switch as a means of obtaining a static zero mph/sec. reference.

REFERENCES:
patent: 1633386 (1927-06-01), Rutledge
patent: 3022115 (1962-02-01), Hill et al.
patent: 3846748 (1974-11-01), Hopwood

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